Review: Garrison Brothers Laguna Madre Bourbon (2024)
Garrison Brothers’ Laguna Madre release is its most prized whiskey, and three years ago Monica took our first look at the product, followed by a look at the 2022 version by Frank a year later. The annually released, limited edition is special because of its use of French Limousin oak as a finishing wood, in…
Review: Bulleit Rye 12 Years Old (2024)
Bulleit will forever be remembered for the role it played in popularizing rye whiskey, particularly in the craft cocktail space. With more than a little help from MGP, it introduced the world to the infamous 95/5 recipe, a style that today has many imitators in addition to the dozens (maybe hundreds?) of labels offering their…
Review: Whiskey Jypsi Legacy Batch 002
Drinkhacker celebriwhiskey favorite Jypsi is back with the second edition of its Legacy series, Batch 002. “The Alchemist” is another complicated blend that we’ll allow the brand bosses to describe to you: “The Alchemist” builds on Batch 001’s award-winning approach of cross-category blending to create reconstructed mash bills, with 3 whiskeys – each over 10…
Review: Jack Daniel’s Distillery Series Twice Barreled Tennessee Rye
Jack Daniel’s 13th Distillery Series release — available only at the distillery — is here, and it’s one of the more unique and intriguing releases from the brand. First, it’s branded as a “Tennessee Rye,” which isn’t a protected term but which trades on JD’s longstanding production of Tennessee whiskey, which is technically a form…
Review: La Maison & Velier Transcontinental Rum Line, 2024 Releases
La Maison & Velier’s Transcontinental Rum Line (aka TCRL) is back with new editions, and unlike the 2023 bottlings, these are not single cask releases. (Many of these releases are presented at a much lower proof, too — and they’re priced more affordably as a result.) While not single cask releases, they are still vintage…
Review: 2021 Frescobaldi Tenuta Perano Chianti Classico DOCG
Tenuta Perano’s Chianti Classico is a wine we’ve covered in numerous incarnations — including this (standard) version and the Riserva bottling. This 2021 expression is firing on cylinders: A biting, tart attack is bursting with cherry fruit but also rhubarb, and plenty of it, though gentle notes of vanilla and orange peel offer a fruity…
Review: Seven Whiskeys from 15 Stars, 2024 Releases
We first encountered 15 Stars — “the spirit of 1795,” the year Kentucky got its star on the U.S. flag — late last year. Since then, the operation has been on a tear, turning out more limited releases than we’ve been able to keep up with. In just about eight months, seven different whiskeys have arrived…
Review: Fortune’s Fool Rye – The Overture
Fortune’s Fool was founded by former anesthesiologist Juliet Schmalz, a doctor who turned her attention to a different and much more enjoyable form of numbing the body and mind, in 2019. She sources whiskey from Kentucky and ages it in in barrels sourced from Napa Valley’s Seguin Moreau Cooperage, which is certainly a unique choice…
